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answer strong criticism of the British Govermente "decadent montailly" to wards maritime defence, Lord Carrington (Parlia- mentary Secretary to the Ministry of Defence quipped: "I feet rather like Daniel in the llon's den but with no faith that A com parable miracle will occur." Three veteran Admirals ok the Fleet told the Govern- ment that the
Royal Navy
had neither the ships nor the in defend the Merchant mer Navy and they expresszá grave doubts about the ability of our existing cruiser Beet to stand up to the powerful modem cruisers of the Russian Navy should war break out. They complained that since the war, not one new cruiser had been built, that the policy appeared
Car-
be "Do not bulid-wait_for the scientists," Lord Car- rington made the somewhat alarming reply that the Gov- ortiment was aware of tho ageing cruiser problem and, in classical Whitehall officialove, told the Admirals: "As soon as it la possible to see clearly what kind of ships would be required to muel the conditions of navıl war- faro in the future, important decisions wili
made. Meanwhile experiments with old cruisers are continuing to determine the characteristics of the atomic-age vessel. But there is a danger in waiting too long for the scientists and thi rpecialists and a firm decision will have to be taken soon,
is all
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NEW PEKING ATTACK ON U.N. ACTION
But Still No Reply To Hammarskjold's Cable
COLOMBO POWERS.
MAY
OFFER TO MEDIATE
New York, Dec. 14.
Radio Peking tonight made angther attack on the proposal of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr Dag Hammarskjold to visit Peking to discuss with Communist Chinese leaders the dispute over the 11 But it did not say American airmen imprisoned on spying charges. whether Chinese officials would meet Mr Hammarskjold.
·Other developments today were:
United Nations officials denied reports that Peking had replied to Mr Hammarskjold's cable;
The Ceylonese Prime Minister, Sir John Kotelawala, indicated that the Colombo powers at their Djakarta conference this Communist month may seek the role of mediator between China and the United States in the dispute; The Times Delhi correspondent and the Indian newspaper, Statesman, confirmed reports that the Indian Prime Minister, Mr Nehru, had sent a personal message to Mr Chou En-lai urging him to agree to meet Mr Hammarskjold.
them into the armed forces of Synginan Rhee and Chiang Kai- shek. It is evil nota of this type which the U.N. should take up for study.
Formosa Ship Aground
An 805 messago was re- oclved by the« Hongkong Marine Department at 5.20 Am. today from the 88 Chi Kuang (1,900 tone), saying she was aground off the West COLES of- Formos about 30 miles south of Batian.
Her condition was said to have
been- very dangerous, and
|_ ́ immediate · help' was needed.
Returning to Hongkong from Keelung, BS Sheng- king, of Butterfield and Swire, went to her ald
The ship has noi, called In Hongkong for over four years. It operates: from” the Formosan branch of the China · Merchants? Steám Navigation Company, Lid.
To Savo A Young Man's Life
Mountaineer
Priest Climbed
/
Church Tower
Vienna, Dec. 14.
BIG TYPHOON' RAGED X-Rays To Be Taken
IN KOWLOON
(With Fire Brigade's Help)
Kowloon was struck by a "typhoon" last night.
Driving sheets of rain swept by battering gusta of wind poured down as a grey Rolls-Royce drew up impressively outside the main entrance of the Peninsula Hotel,
An
attractive, red-headed Tomorrow most of the com- woman stepped out of the car, |pany are leaving, calling at and was quickly ushered into Honolulu on the way home. One the hotel lobby by a Chinese of the 20th century team said doorman struggling to keep his "1 shall be sorry to leave, but large umbrella upright in the glad to get home.", swirling storm.
Then at the magic sound of a piercing whistle the raging typhoon was brought to a sud den standstill. The rain stopped. The wind subsided.
Dripping Hosen
Hal Herman, Assistant Direc. tor in the filming of "Soldier of Fortune," unbuttoned his faded rain-coat, walked onto the drive and began shouting orders to members of the Hongkong Fire- Brigade holding dripping hoʻes, and several men handling large
Or the categically placed
the drive.
He signalled to the red-header woman, Dale Logue (Susan Hay ward's "Back") to get in the car again. When the Rolls had backed down the drive, he mottotied to Mr Seymour, who blew on his whistle and started the "rain" pouring out of three hoses, two on the porch roof and one on the hotel lawn In
Radio Peking today said that The broadcast said, "The fact the "United Nations has ab- that the U.N. debated the pro- solutely Do
pressure will right to interfere posùl under US. with the judgment by China" leave a big stein on the history
of the U.N. against the 11 American dimen well for the Istratests to say that
umbritoned v
"It is a poor show put on by charges.
The UN, Charter stipulates SPY But
the United States. In the UN., in
radio the
brondongt that the United Nations cannot
the same instant the typhoon" the event of another war the monitored in Tokyo stopped interfere in matters which are
some countries' delegates, like
of Great moontainerring, made ang warre created by, suvaral huge Russian cruisers will be short of rejecting the bid of UN intrinsically demésticas of slelegate Nutting matched against British, Secretary-General Mr Dag Hamany country. Therefore the Britain, slandered the Chinese of the strangest climbs of fans on the right of the entrance.
marskjold for a conference in United Nations has absolutely, nohe UN fag" the broad his life tonight. Watched Peking on U.N. demands for re-ight to step into the judgment lease of the airmen,
excort
THIRD TIME
STILL NO REPLY
A priest, whose hobby is
3-Hour Shooting
The shooting began when re. fugees carrying blue travelling bags bearded an airline,bus outside the Peninsula Hotel fol- lowed by Mr Michael Rennie and Miss Dale Logue. Like
Michsel 'Reunis seen at
today's shooting
2
riot
to
The cameras begun rolling as yesterday, the run would the Rolls-Royce drove up agala oblige and this
scene had be shot five Umes. and discharged its parsenger.
This ecene, which will appear on the screen for several flecting Beconds
repreated time and again for almost lice of hours.
American, French-In fact the n't NATO
hide by a big crowd, he slowly cast concluded, "cannot by China against U.S. spies." nations which include at least
the crimes
of the American mounted the tower of St 110 cruisers, over 25 battle-
U.S. VIOLATION' ships and about 130 aircraft
sples who were dropped from Stephen's Cathedral to reach It was the third time in three carriers,
"The United States and well
violated the skies." over 21 days
China the that Communist
a young man perched dan thousand destroyers,
Korean Armistice Agree- frigates
denounded the U.N. action to ment, broke the
gerously in the arch of the P.O.W. ro- Bod
Vessels. Ade
United Nations meals said highest window singing at U.S. airmen without patriation agreement and several free the quate numbers in themselves mentioning Mr Hammarskjold's times took away several tens of tonight that Mr Dag Hammar the top of his voice.
request for a meeting with the thousands o! Chinese Premier, Mr Chou En-lol.
and skjold, the Scareiary-General, Korean
a reply rst received P.O.W.9 and
forced had still
from Peking to his offer.
Mr It is four days since Hammarskjold Gespatched cube to ir Chou En-¡' SUKRES- tnem wing a meeting bewcen KAO) Edler the Leurai ASSEMBLY on Friday requested Mr mm- tarikjola to seek the Terosses by means he thought m:v, sppropriate,
are not the complete answer to the question. Britain and the NATO powers must be able to match the Russians with all the latest
113
weapons
as well. It is useless trying ад састу
to counter-attack
ormed with guided missiles, with six or eight-luch shells,
It is like shooting u pop-gun
at somebody armed with
sub-machine gun.
VEN more alarming
1
Endernisation Is the
programme
for the Royal Air Force Where are the Hunters, Switts and Javelins that shouk! have gone into service with the R.A.F, this year in "largo
So far numbers
therò, is ons squadron of Swifts and one squadron of Hunters. There are 400 American and Canadian Snbrejcis in the Air Force and the rest of the squadrons are equipped with Meteors originally bull! about 10 years ago
though improved upon since, and obsolete Vampires and which are
Venoms
m.p.h. alower m.par
100-230
than their
..
Soviet counterparts, the MIG fighters Where are Britain's new V-bombers
which have been on show for 18 months now? It seems that not one has yet been delivered to the RAF. Hong- kong should have something
modern than'
Giegory and. Greta Peck in London.
GREGORY PECK’Š WIFE
SEEKS DIVORCE.
Los Angeles, Dec. 14.
MEDIATION OFFER
men's
ด
the
The Abbe Franz Gruber, the local parish,' was what police and fremen lledby,
HE SAID 'NO'
Wag
lining
Smart Saluto
New Concern Over The The Pope
Vatican City, Dec. 14. Pope Pius XII's doctors, decided tonight after find Ing him weaker and no longer improving to make X-rays within 48 hours in a search for the cause of his mysterious stomach trouble.
Five doctors conferred for 43 minutes at the bedside of the 78-year-old Pontiff, whose
-**
covery halted for the first time since his almost fatal today collapse 12 days ago
His condition was described as "stationary." It had been - that way for 43 hours. The hiccoughs which have worried him for the last 10 months' returned this morning. His pulso was flugkunt- ing lightly.
Sufficient Strength
But the doctors appeared con. fident that the Popo had suffi- cient chin th for thi vi X-ray examination of "', his . stomach. He must swallow an unpalatable barium solution for it, and had been unable to do
50,
The doctors decided during the afemoon conference to put the Pope on a lightes diet at- once to clear the way for the X-ray examination, They ex- pect to make it Thursday after
Equipments for moved into the ments this
this morning.
was
Papal. apart,
No formal medical bullcun was issued after the visit of the doctors, their third in five days. on the previous visits, a state- ment was issued. Each report- ed continued Improvement.
POPE
WEAKER
the
Sources close
close to the. Papal. household Bald fonight
in the sence Improvement of the
Pope is weakor that the
previous days had stopped. He is less strong." But they sisted that the doctors not pessimistic."..
condition Pepe's
Then the lorries were packed Hundreds of curious passers- trying
up and everyone decamped to. the pavement the Marine Police Station it to do to urge the man, who opposite the hotel, and many Talm Sha Tsui where Inspector threatened to jump when any-watching the spectacle from the Merryweather (Michael Rennie)
of the building, were one came near, to descend.
was to be taken, talking to one Deck appointed when the "Spider" of the Staff sergeants.
Clark Gable, and Inspector chair
the stars chair's marked Merryweather Michael Ren-names were "put while the ether," an The anxious crowd held their nie, failed to turn up. Scores at cameras were being erected. breath as the priest silmbed worried-looking Policemen képt
Mr Rennie in his uniform to within six feet of the man, order.
makes a very reaistle Inspector, but he would not .come down
One of them, raptly watching while shooting this morning-hig tho curving Jets
of water smart salute was quickly return despite appeals and cajoling.
He lets the priest he was an simulating rain, murmured toed by the marine police with apprentice baker out of work. her companion wonder how the cry of "Eyes Right".
Tomorrow could fill He said he had served in the many bathtubs
be
nee
worse but it is not better authorised source said after the consultation. Ther scurge added that the failure to continue progress "can hardly considered a satisfactory, sign." In Honolulu, The Ceylones
Reuter reported that spec'alisis were called into the Vallean to Prime Minister, Sir John Kote- lawala,
iridicated that
Hongkong will be right to help take samples of Colombo Powers in their con-
She getting back to normal after two the gastric juices cf the Popo.
Results of the analysis of the been discharged because of his need not have nealth. He said he would come Ching Mall has it from n reunusupi places, lamps, lorries of gastrle juices were expected to Jown on condition he received | jlable
and, of course, morrow night Eource that the "rain" equipment 8,000 schillings.
Clark morning.---United and had been pumped up from the Michael Harbour.
Gable.
Reuter. The flim makers began their last day of shooting,"Soldier of Fortune" today.
we
mon.h in Djakarta. French Foreign Legion but had with all that water at the exciting weeks, of
ference this may seek the role of a mediator between Communist China and the United Sta.es in an effort to settle the dispute over the gaol- of 11 American aviators' on spy charges.
ing
We agaki,
He did not say how the Colombo Powers might mediate or whether he had already coathe Aulled with other. Colombo Powers on the idea,
NEHRU'S CABLE
New Delhi, Dec. 15.
After quoting this price for his the young man began to sing
"MADE UP HIS MIND Unseen by the crowd below Abbe Gruber again appealed
{"
to the young man not to throw Away unknown baker made up his mind.
his life and foally the Dulles Leaves
Ꮒ" " .
Mr Jawaharlal Nehru has He climbed from windo
to
For
ΝΑΤΟ
urged the Chinese Communist blown perch and came down into Film star Gregory Peck's wife petitioned for a Premier receive Mr Dag the cathedral, where he refused Talks In Paris.
the United the money that was offered him. divorce today, accusing him of causing her "grievous Hammarskjold;
·Washinton, Doc, 14. He was in a state of collapso, mental suffering, great embarrassment and humiliation." Nations Secretary-General, for
The U.B. Secretary of State, talks on the 11 America the crowd to a waiting ambulance day on his departure for the air-and was hurried through the Mr John Foster Dalles, wild-10- Peck, 38, is in Ireland, where against the actor under his real men gooled an "sploz,"
Statesman and rushed to hospital. His NATO meeting in Paris that the he has been making the alm namq, Eldred Peck. It. raid a Indian newspaper
Times" :- cvr4| identity, is will unknown United States would “patiently Meteors, "Moby Dick."
property aptilemént had been and the London He and his wife, Greta, ogrend.—Rouler,
respondent reported today.
and steadily" we are not likely to get any Finnish-born,
al collective soiristin measures were married in
security. new jet aircraft until
October 1042 and have three
Dulles was accompanied Swifts and Hunters
by Mr They separated in Janu
Humphrey, the the Treasury, Mr
mores and Mosquitoes bul)
the
have sons
completely replaced existing ary 1983:
Europe Oned
says:
Biters
in Mrs Peck docfered then it was Government The
Impractical for them to remala Production has
ΠΟΣ
together and have the children come up to expectation."
**** travelling all over Europe, producers blame Government
He had been, away from home specialists for the delay bo-
year at the time. cause they demand so many for about modifications. The scientists are her peiltion today Mra
to argue
lav ne Peck asked for custody of her that they are trying to keep the RAF sons but sought no alimony.
Mrs Peck's - polition, was filed: the galloping may be all
"very
pace of scientifle develop-
ment. That
well but we get to modern HUSSAR KILLED sireraft, and no modern ships-tRNAL
fn"? "the "" meantime,- aclusões An army trooper was killed:
· înther | dafosta its own lipurt and a driver was curiously in poss. The RAJA had the jured on Monday afternoon, wine trouble before the last when a military scout car, No. „war when" Frank Whittle was $116 25 12, overturned alan the trying to persuade the road from Sek Kong to Fanling.""
France-Presse,
MPs 11TH HOUR BID TO SAVE
WOMAN FROM HANGING
London, Deo,. 14. Some members of Parlin ment made an 11th hour fight tonight to save the life of Mrs Styllou Christofi, 58-year-old Cypriot to hang tomorrow Ise the murder of her daughter-in-law.
Strangled
– Christon was sentenced doath on October 28 after 8. trini in which it was allogod she knocked out her 16- "your-old 25 daughter-in-law,
Hella, at theira London.
nat
to adopt the ad The car yoe trovelling dngairangled her, with scarf,
we utilise aurii Afway (Route 2, at about 3-pink,//
frigged her out to the yard
nts for the 143; kwerved to Avold come and then tried to burn her
George, the Home Secre tary, They want to put be fore him evidence of the prison doctor that Mis Christof was, suffering from a mental dlee which they believed might have meant but her being found Insane- had it, been put to the count
guilty
Bir Louie Plummer.
·had Mr Silvernoaks' said the
report dated October 5-by: incipal
fear that her grandchildren be brought up
·would not properly induced a defect of reson des to the above discoes of mind
Dr Christie said that how ever-much- Christod "might" have been capable for appreciating, the nature and quality of the apts she was -doing at the time of the acta,
the defect of reason w such that she was incapable pf kriwing what the was
Be me
Director of
the
the
Aid Programme, Mr Robert Anderson, and Secretary of Defence. --
· Dulles said in a propared "at this meeting wo, -with our friends, and allies, will chock on: progress and will look to the future. We wilk'do'so in
lao with the v Long haul con-
oopt (which was adopted 20 month ago
the NATO what we do at the mooling need okuse no alarms for vindly country he Lend be
developin
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